Airport News

Frontier Airlines adds 13 new destinations out of DFW airport with $19 fares

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Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines is adding new nonstop service from airports across the U.S. and internationally in spring 2024 — including DFW Airport.

The Denver-based carrier is adding 13 new destinations out of DFW, including Houston, Chicago, Nashville, and Los Angeles. The new service begins in April.

It also plans to offer flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in May with government approval.

The airline currently flies out of DFW to 20 cities that include New York, Denver, Orlando, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, San Diego, and San Francisco.

In a statement, Frontier Airlines VP Josh Flyr calls it "a massive expansion of our operation from coast to coast and internationally as part of our focus on growing in underserved and overpriced routes."

Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle calls Dallas-Fort Worth "one of our fastest growing markets."

"The opening of our DFW crew base last spring is helping to support our growth and bring more affordable and convenient travel options to those in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex," Biffle says.

To celebrate, Frontier is offering fares as low as $19 one way. Both new and existing routes from DFW are part of the Mega Sale. Frontier requires that you book before the end of the day on Thursday for flights on Monday-Thursday and Saturdays through June 5.

New Service from DFW Airport:

Houston Bush (IAH) – April 21, 2024 – Twice Daily – $19
Omaha (OMA) – May 17, 2024 – 3x/week – $19
Nashville (BNA) – April 21, 2024 – 4x/week – $19
Indianapolis (IND) – April 22, 2024 – 4x/week – $19
Chicago O’Hare (ORD) – April 10, 2024 – Daily – $19
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) – April 21, 2024 – 4x/week – $19
Grand Rapids, Mich. (GRR) – May 16, 2024 – 3x/week – $19
Charlotte (CLT) – April 11, 2024 – 3x/week – $19
Puerto Vallarta (PVR) – May 16, 2024 – 2x/week – $109
Detroit (DTW) – April 22, 2024 – 4x/week – $19
Salt Lake City (SLC) – April 11, 2024 – 3x/week – $19
Fort Myers, Fla. (RSW) – April 22, 2024 – 4x/week –$19
Los Angeles (LAX) – April 10, 2024 – Daily – $39
Portland, Ore. (PDX) – April 21, 2024 – 4x/week – $59

Holiday News

American Airlines expects record-setting travel on Thanksgiving 2024

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American Airlines ready for takeoff.

The holidays are looming and American Airlines is ramping up. Over the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, the Fort Worth-based airline expects to process nearly 8.3 million customers across more than 77,000 flights.

According to a statement from American's COO David Seymour, the airline is having a good fall season and canceled fewer flights than its peers during October.

“Thanks to the hard work of our 130,000 team members, we canceled fewer flights than any of our major competitors this October and beat our own records for on-time departures and arrivals,” Seymour says.

That's surely good news. One hates to rain on their parade, but in June 2024, the only flight I booked this year, my flight was canceled less than 24 hours before take-off. I had made hotel reservations, scheduled a pet sitter, planned events, and arranged for a friend to pick me up at the destination airport. One employee speculated that it may have been "insufficient crew." Their only solution offered was: Feel free to reschedule your flight.

Thanksgiving facts and figures
The travel window runs from November 21 to December 3, and the airline expects to carry more than 500,000 more customers than it did last year.

The most-traveled day will be Sunday, December 1. The second most-traveled day will be Monday, December 2.

The peak of peak: 1,035 mainline and regional aircraft will be enroute at 10:45 am on Sunday, December 1 — the highest number of flights handled at any given time during American’s travel period.

The airline expects to serve more than 6.8 million Biscoff cookies on board from November 21 to December 3.

Travel tips
Download the American Airlines app and check in for your flight, noting added any bags to your trip. This will save you time at the airport.

If traveling internationally, download the Mobile Passport Control app, which can speed up your entry into the U.S. Global Entry members can download the Global Entry app, which allows you to submit your entry and go straight to the officer.

Upon arrival at the airport lobby, scan your mobile boarding pass to print bag tags quickly at a kiosk. If you’re not checking bags, go straight to TSA security with your mobile boarding pass.

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